Undergarment



March 5, 1935. A, H, PARKES 1,993,566

UNDERGARMENT I Filed Aug. 7, 1935 lll lll INVENTOR AAlfred #array/miesATTORNEY Patented Mar. 5, 1935 f UNITED f STATE-s UNDERGARMENT il:AlfredY Harvey Parkes, Brooklyn, NQY. I Application August 7, 1933,serial No. 684,025 s claims. `(c1. 12s-.159) A The purpose of thisinvention is to provide an improvement in undergarments in which pantsmay be formed at the lower end of a shirt and the wearing qualitiesthereof are increased.

The invention is an undergarment in the form of a shirt Vwith lmeansfastening the lower edges between the legs to form pants and additionalmaterial is added tothe front and rear to reinforce the material of thegarment at the wearing points.

Y Undergarments ofthis description have been made in which the lowerportion of the garment is shaped to form short pants and with additionalmaterial added to forma closure at the crotch,r and somewhat similargarments have been used for ladies lingerie, however, in all cases thepants are formed by shaping the lower edges ,of the cgarment and in mostcasesthese garments areloose fitting so that they do not embodysupporting characteristics.

This invention, therefore, relates to an undergarment, preferably madeof a mans shirt, with abutton at the lower edge of- Vthe front overwhich the .buttonhole in the lower edge of the back may berbuttoedbetweenthe legs to form a closure which also forms a support or meansfor .holding the male organs, and which is also provided with means forreinforcing the parts at whichwear mayv developy at the front and back.n I

This invention is an improvement over my copendingapplication with theSerial Number 682,367 in that reinforcing means is provided at thewearing parts and a slit is provided in the 35y pocket at the front. Y v

The object of the invention is to provide an undergarment in which asupport is formed at the front and in which the wearing partsthereofarereinforced.4 Y 40 Another object is to provide meansforureinforcing the wearing parts of a combination undergarrnentformed-of an undershirt which will not interfere with the comfortthereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for forming acombination undergarment having short pants and a shirt, from anundershirt.

A further object is to `provide means in the front of an unclergarmentfastened between the legs so that the wearer mayV urinate withoutunfastening the fastening means between the legs.

And a still further object is to provide a combination undergarment withsupporting and reinforcing means which is comparatively simple 55 andinexpensive.

Withthese endslin View the invention embodies an undergarment in theform of an undershirt having means fastening the lower edges attheYcrotch and means reinforcing the material thereof. l f Other featuresand advantages of the invention will appear from the followingdescription; taken'in connection with the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front view of the garment showing reinforcing inthe frontthereof. Y Y

Figure 2 isa vew'showing the garment as Vit may appear in use'.

Figure 3 is a View 0f the ygarment. with the lower portion of the frontbroken away to show the reinforcing of the back. v

Figure 4 isa front view of the garment show` ing an alternateconstruction in which a pocket isformed in the front by gathering thematerial together and holding it with a piece of tape and' means isprovided for reinforcing the front and back.

Figure 5 is a view showing an alternate construction in which a slit isprovided in the front and the reinforcing is in the form of a continu-Yous band extending around the garment.

Figure 6 is a viewgshowing another alternate design in which the slit inthe front is provided with a Vbutton and the'reinforcing is shaped toconform to the seat of the wearer.

Figure '7 is a `view showing an alternate construction in which the backof the garment is shaped to form a ap extending downward which maybutton up over the front to form the pocket and provide a protectingcovering.

Figure 8isan alternate design showing an additional piece of materialadded to the lower edge of the back of the garment to form the flapshown in Figure 7. y

. In the drawing thegarment is shown as it would be made wherein numeral1 indicates the bodyof the garment, numeral 2 the buttonat the front,and numeral 3 the buttonhole at the back. v f

The garment is preferably in the form of an undershirt with a plain orhemmed lower edge andthe lower edge of the front is provided with buttonZiover which the button-hole Bin the' lower edge of Vthe back may buttonwith the back drawn between the legs. With the back drawn between thelegs and buttoned over the button f hole the central portion of thegarment will be drawn upward between the legs, as shown in Figure 2, andthe sides of the garment will form .short pants, as indicated by thenumeral 4, and

it will be notedthat such a garment is particularly adaptable for summerwear and will provide a maximum amount of comfort. Such a garment willfit snug around the legs and thru the crotch and will hold the maleorgans flat against the body or in a comfortable position and will alsofunction as a supporter. The front may be provided with some fullness toprovide a pocket 5 and the pocket may also be formed by gathering thematerial together, as shown at the point 6 in Figure 4, and attaching astrip of tape 7 to the gathered material to hold it in the shirred orgathered position. It will be understood that this pocket may be formedby changing theV stitches in the material or by any other means or inany other manner. The pocket may also be provided with a slit 8, asshown in Figure 5, and it will be understood that the slit may beusedwith the pockets of any of the other designs or may be omitted, as maybe desired. The'slit may also be provided with a button 9, as shown inFigure 6, or any other fastening means that may be desired.

Apiece of material, as indicated by the dotted lines 10, may be used onthe inside of the garment or pocket, as shown in Figures 1 and 4, andthis may be of any material and may be sewed or attached to the materialof the garment in any manneror by/any means. This piece of material maybe placed on either the inside or outside of the garment or located atany point or points. This piece of material may also be of any shape ordesign and may be large or small, as may be desired.

Another piece of reinforcing material 11 may be placed on the back ofthe garment, as shown in Figure 3, and it will be understood that thismay also be of any shape or design and may be placed on the inside oroutside of the garment or in any position. The entire lower edge of thegarment may also be reinforced by a continuous band 12, as shown inFigure 5, or by an especially shaped piece of material 13 to fit theseatof the garment, as shown in Figure 6. 'Ihese pieces of reinforcingmay also be of any other shape or design and may extend to any point orpoints. They may be made of any material and may be attached to thematerial of the garment or made integral therewith or the stitches ofthe garment may be drawn together or doubled up to provide reinforcingat these points.

The garment may also be provided as shown in Figure 'l in which the backis shaped with a downwardly extending part 14 having a buttonhole 15 inthe lower end and a button 16 on the frontover which the part 14 may bebuttoned, as indicated by the dotted lines 1'7. This piece of materialmay function as the supporter, how.- ever, it may also be used incombination with the pocket, and the pocket may be'formed in in anymanner. In the design shown in Figure 8 this piece of material is formedby a flap 18 which is attached to the garment, as shown at the point 19,and the lower edge is provided with buttonholes 20 which button over thebuttons 16 on the front of the garment. It will be understood that thisflap may be formed by additionalrnaterial or shaped by the material ofthe garment or provided in any manner or by any means. It

will also be understood that other means may be used for drawing andholding the lower edges of the garment together at the crotch.

It will be understood that other changes may be made in the garmentwithout departing from the spirit of the invention. One of which changesmay be in the use of other means for forming the reinforcing, anothermay be in the use of other means for connecting the lower edges, andstill another maybe in the use of the means for forming the pants orpocket with a garment of any other type or description.

The construction will be readily understood from the foregoingdescription. In use the garment may be provided as shown and describedand it will be noted thata standard or regular mans undershirt may beused or a special garment may be provided with the lower edge shaped orfastened to form the pants or pocket when the edges are drawn betweenthe legs and attached or the lower portion of the garment may be of anyother design or description. The garment may be used independent of thesupporting feature as itvmay only be necessary to place a button on thelower edge of the front and a buttonhole in the lower edge of the backand by buttoning the buttonhole over the button the lower portion of thegarment will be shaped to form pants, as shown in Figure 2, and thefront portion will hold the male organs snug and comfortable. This partof the garment may yalso beprovided with a slight fullness or with aregular pocket and this may be formed in any manner or by any means.This part of the garment may also be provided with a slit'and the slitmay be provided with closing means and it may also be provided withreinforcing means. It will, therefore, be understood thatthis inventionrelates to a combination garment formed with an undershirt as byconnectingthe lower edges of the front and back between the legs theside portions thereof form short pants and it, therefore, shapes itselfinto shirt and pants forming a combination garment. The lower partsthereof may be reinforced to increase the wear of the garment and thereinforcing may be Shaped to protect any part or parts as maybe desired.

Having thus fully described the invention what. I claim as new anddesire to secure by.Letters Patent, is: l

1. An undergarment composed of a shirt like body having neck and armopenings and open at the lower'end, means for detaohably connecting thesame lower end together at a mid-point to form two legs openings, a faceof said garment having a closed sack-like fullness formed between theleg openings and near said connecting means, said fullness beingprovided by gathering together'some of the material adjacent saidconnecting' point, andmeans comprising stitching retaining said gatheredmaterial.

2. An undergarment as described in claim 1 having a slit in thesack-like fullness.

3. An undergarment asy described in claim 1 having reinforcing materialat the rear of the lower part thereof.

ALFRED HARVEY PARKES.

